Soul Eater - A Soul That Feels

She Awakes

Stein scratched the back of his head as he lead the students through the town. "We seem to have lost her trail."

He stopped.

Karey was walking towards them, her head bowed. That was an ill omen.

"I found her."

She led the way.

Before she'd taken ten paces, a witch's soul erupted.

Maka and the other students shielded their faces.

A small figure suddenly shot through a roof and spiraled into the air. It suddenly condensed and angled right at the group.

Stein suddenly braced himself. Without Karey, he would have to stop it with his bare hands. He blinked and his eyes widened.

Her rippling purple hair, her black nails, those stark, almost unrelenting brown eyes. She reached out one clawed hand and caught Stein by the wrist. She used the momentum to shove his hand down before she grabbed his neck.

He choked.

Spirit suddenly ran up with Kami. Kami grabbed his elbow and he transformed into his black, sleek body. She grounded her left foot and twisted twice before the scythe narrowly missed the witch's cheek.

But the witch still slammed Stein's shoulders to the ground. She used her knees to press his shoulders down as she lifted one clawed hand and slashed down at his face. When he turned, she used the other hand.

Kami used Spirit and sprung high. She held just the end of Spirit's shaft. The whip-lash effect made the end of Spirit faster as he spiraled down at the witch.

Without looking away, the witch snapped her hand up and caught the very tip of Spirit's blade. She slowly turned her head and smiled crudely at the duo.

She pulled and Kami came tumbling down.

The witch's hand shot out and she grabbed one of Kami's half pigtails. She pulled and let Kami fly into a nearby building. She was holding onto Spirit by the blade. As she weighed him in her palm, she gripped just tight enough and flicked her hand out. This caused Spirit to slide close to the ground.

Sid and Mira came at her, fast and hard.

Sid turned and his shoulder collided with her ribs. That momentum made her release Spirit, he back flipped away. Sid used the shock to slice at her shins.

The witch was still reeling and then did a back bend. She flicked her foot and it smacked Sid on the chin, but he still went after her. She was shocked and jumped back several feet before shooting into the air and landing on a roof's ledge.

Sid threw Mira and she sped right at the witch's face.

The witch was reaching out to catch the knife when a chainsaw's bladed chain caught her around the neck and yanked her over the top of the roof.

Stein grabbed Spirit as he ran passed. Spirit transformed in an instant and assisted Stein in scaling the wall.

Over the roof, Justin was trying to avoid touching her, but the witch kept hissing and bearing her teeth at him. Giriko still had the chain around her neck and he began to pull. His feet were losing ground, but he was still pulling hard.

Justin raised his hands and the two guillotines shot out. He charged at her.

The witch's hand shot out and Stein used Spirit to block it from touching Justin. She was too dangerous if she touched a weapon. It wasn't a good idea for Justin or Giriko to be fighting without partners. There was a chance she might turn them.

'Stein, we need to finish this.'

"I agree, Spirit-sempai." He twisted around her and used the sharp end to slit her throat. As she was going down, Kami came down with Karey in her hands. She used Karey's sharp side to slit the other side. The two Scythe Meisters used the ends to pin her hands down.

Sid landed on her back and used Mira to carve the skull on the witch's back.

A wind shot out from her body as she fell limp, her eyes fogging, like she was dead.